Kaysville sits between Farmington and Layton, two cities north of my office in Centerville. It started as a farming settlement in 1847, and in 1868 it became the first city incorporated in Davis County. Plenty has been built since, but the old center around Main Street is still the heart of town.

What Kaysville feels like

People love Kaysville. It has kind of a small-town feel, with more local shops than a lot of cities around it, but it’s still a busy city with the conveniences that come with that. You’re in a good community.

The layout

Kaysville is bordered by Layton to the north, Fruit Heights to the east and Farmington to the south. It covers about 10.5 square miles, with I-15 running along the west side of the original town and the foothills rising on the east.

Main Street runs north to south through the old center, and 200 North is the main east–west road out to the freeway. Most of the newer commercial development, including the Smith’s Marketplace, sits out by the freeway on 200 North, while the older shops stay on Main.

Main Street

Kaysville’s Main Street is mostly local businesses, not chains:

Bowman’s Market: the hometown grocery store right on Main
Old Grist Mill Bread Company: a bakery and sandwich shop a couple of doors down
The Kaysville Creamery: ice cream at 1 Main Street
Black Bow Chocolates and Coffee: just off Main on Center Street
Orlando’s Mexican Restaurant: one of the most-reviewed restaurants in town
The Red Balloon Toy Store: an independent toy shop
The Kaysville Theatre: a low-cost theater showing movies that have been out a little while. It’s not your stadium-seating theater, just a fun one.

You can actually rent out the Kaysville Theatre. It might run a couple hundred dollars, and you can put whatever movie you want on the screen and take your family to see it.

There are a few more sit-down options on 200 North, including Kitchen Eighty Eight, W Thai Chef and Tonyburgers.

Parks and getting outside

Barnes Park: the big one on 200 North, with a softball complex, basketball courts, playgrounds and picnic pavilions
Heritage Park and Ponds Park: closer to the old center
Wilderness Park: on the east bench, with a trail up into the foothills
Cherry Hill: a long-running water park, mini-golf and campground on south Main Street. A lot of locals get passes.
Boondocks: go-karts, bumper boats, laser tag and bowling, right off the freeway

Kaysville is also home to the USU Botanical Center, Utah State University’s gardens on the south end of town, with wetlands, fruit gardens and walking trails.

You’re also close to Lagoon, the amusement park just south in Farmington. And like every city in Davis County, you’re fairly close to the ski resorts.

Davis Technical College is here too. Locals just call it Davis Tech, and it’s a popular place for continuing education.

Getting around

I-15 runs along the west side of town, and US-89 runs along the east side at the foot of the mountains. Kaysville sits roughly halfway between downtown Salt Lake City and Ogden, and FrontRunner commuter rail has a stop in neighboring Farmington and another in Layton.

Homes and prices

Kaysville has really good diversity as far as homes go: big houses, small houses, condos and townhomes.

A great home: I’d say you’re looking at $700,000 to $800,000
Smaller budgets: if you’re looking in the $350,000 to $450,000 range, you can still find homes here

Selling in Kaysville

Kaysville has a wide mix of homes, from the older houses near Main Street to newer subdivisions on the east bench and west of the freeway. That mix is exactly why the online estimates miss here. Lot size, age and outbuildings do not model well from public record, and two homes a mile apart can belong to different markets.

Get the valuation first. A correctly priced home moves; an ambitiously priced one sits while buyers wait you out.

Useful local reference: USU Botanical Center.

Working with me in Kaysville

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